Famous Actors in Movies and TV WesternsNotable people on screen whose fame was predominantly in westernswith images and information.(Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Legends of the Old West)
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 | Allan "Rocky" Lane • Filmography Birth Name: Harry Leonard Albershart B-movie actor in the 1930 westerns, then leading roles in the 1940s including 7 as Red Ryder, then 30 as himself as in Gunmen at Abilene. Born: 1909, September 22 → Died: 1973, October 27 → Age: 64y 1m 5d. Cause of death: cancer Horses: Black Jack, Mesquite, Feather, Banner, Thunder |
 | Amanda Blake • Filmography Birth Name: Beverly Louise Neill Played Miss Kitty Russell on 1950-70s TV series Gunsmoke. Born: 1929, February 20 → Died: 1989, August 16 → Age: 60y 5m 27d. Cause of death: AIDS |
 | Andy Devine • Filmography Birth Name: Andrew Vabre Devine Raspy-voiced sidekick "Jingles" in 1950s TV series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok; appeared in numerous westerns. Born: 1905, October 7 → Died: 1977, February 18 → Age: 71y 4m 11d. Cause of death: leukemia Horse: Joker |
 | Art Acord • Filmography Birth Name: Artemus Ward Acord Actor in silent movie westerns and serials such as The White Horseman. Born: 1890, April 17 → Died: 1931, January 4 → Age: 40y 8m 18d. Cause of death: poisoned himself Horse: Raven |
 | Audie Murphy • Filmography Birth Name: Audie Leon Murphy A decorate war hero, turned actor, he appeared in 33 western movies from 1948-1969, including the TV series Whispering Smith. Born: 1925, June 20 → Died: 1971, May 28 → Age: 45y 11m 8d. Cause of death: accident, plane crash Horse: Rebel |
 | Barbara Stanwyck • Filmography Birth Name: Ruby Catherine Stevens A film and television star for 60 years, including the TV series The Big Valley. Born: 1907, July 16 → Died: 1990, January 20 → Age: 82y 6m 4d. Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Ben Johnson • Filmography Birth Name: Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr Appeared in more than 60 movie roles, such as the 1961 film One-Eyed Jacks and later in dozens of TV westerns such as The Monroes. Born: 1918, June 13 → Died: 1996, April 8 → Age: 77y 9m 26d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Bill Cody • Filmography Birth Name: William Joseph Cody Starting as a silent-screen actor in 1920s, he made 24 western in the 1930s beginning with the talkie Under the Texs Skies. Born: 1891, January 5 → Died: 1948, January 24 → Age: 57y 0m 19d. Cause of death: kidney failure Horse: Chico |
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 | Bill Williams • Filmography Birth Name: Herman August WilhelmKatt Best known for starring in the early television series, The Adventures of Kit Carson. Born: 1915, May 15 → Died: 1992, September 21 → Age: 77y 4m 6d. Cause of death: brain tumor Horse: Chief |
 | Bob "Tumbleweed" Baker • Filmography Birth Name: Stanley Leland Weed Singing actor appearing in 25 western movies in the 1930s, making his debut in Courage of the West. Born: 1910, November 8 → Died: 1975, August 29 → Age: 64y 9m 21d. Cause of death: stroke Horse: Apache |
 | Bob Allen • Filmography Birth Name: Irvine E. Theodore Baehr, Sr. (also as Robert "Tex" Allen) Texas Ranger in 1930s films such as Reckless Ranger. Born: 1906, March 28 → Died: 1998, October 9 → Age: 92y 6m 11d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Pal |
 | Bob Custer • Filmography Birth Name: Raymond Glenn Appeared in over 50 films, mostly westerns, between 1924-37, including Cactus Trails. Born: 1898, October 18 → Died: 1974, December 27 → Age: 76y 2m 9d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Bob Livingston • Filmography Birth Name: Robert Edgar Randall Appeared in dozens of movies 1926-1953; starred in Mesquiteer movies including Three Mesquiteers; brother of Jack Randall. Born: 1904, December 9 → Died: 1988, March 7 → Age: 83y 2m 27d. Cause of death: emphysema Horses: Shamrock, Starlight |
 | Bob Nolan • Filmography Birth Name: Clarence Robert Nobles (changed to Robert Clarence Nobles) Member of Sons of the Pioneers singers and appeared in 88 westerns 1935-1942. Born: 1908, April 13 → Died: 1980, June 16 → Age: 72y 2m 3d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Bob Steele • Filmography Birth Name: Robert Adrian Bradbury Actor in 1930s-1950s westerns such as The Blocked Trail; then in TV roles 1950s-1960s. Born: 1907, January 23 → Died: 1988, December 21 → Age: 81y 10m 28d. Cause of death: emphysema |
 | Broncho Billy Anderson • Filmography Birth Name: Max H. Aronson First cowboy star, appearing in 148 short silent movies as Broncho Billy, such as Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp. Born: 1880, March 21 → Died: 1971, January 20 → Age: 90y 9m 30d. Cause of death: old age Horse: Ranger |
 | Buck Jones • Filmography Birth Name: Charles Frederick Gebhart Actor, stuntman in 1920s silent westerns, then starred in 1930s talkies such as Shadow Ranch. Born: 1891, December 12 → Died: 1942, November 30 → Age: 50y 11m 18d. Cause of death: died in the Cocoanut Grove fire Horses: Silver, White Eagle |
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 | Buck Taylor • Filmography Birth Name: Walter Clarence Taylor, III Best known for his role as gunsmith-turned-deputy Newly O'Brien in TV's Gunsmoke. Born: 1938, May 13 → Died: not yet → Age: 85y ⋅ 11m ⋅ 12d →. |
 | Buddy Roosevelt • Filmography Birth Name: Kenneth Standhope Sanderson Actor, stuntman in 1920-50s westerns such as Way Out West; in 1950s-1960s many supporting roles in TV series. Born: 1898, June 25 → Died: 1973, October 6 → Age: 75y 3m 11d. Cause of death: unknown Horses: Pardner, Tommy |
 | Buster Crabbe • Filmography Birth Name: Clarence Linden Crabbe II His western fame was in the 1940s as the lead character in the 13 movies series Billy the Kid and later movies as Billy Carson. Born: 1908, February 7 → Died: 1983, April 23 → Age: 75y 2m 16d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Falcon |
 | Buzz Barton • Filmography Birth Name: William Andrew Lamoreaux At 5' 2" was the shortest cowboy with roles in over 70 westerns during the 1920-30s, and starring in Pinto Kid as David "Rep" Hepner Born: 1913, September 3 → Died: 1980, November 20 → Age: 67y 2m 17d. Cause of death: unknown Horse: Pee Wee |
 | Carolina Cotton • Filmography Birth Name: Carolina Cotton Actress known as the "Yodeling Blonde Bombshell", the "Girl of the Golden West" and the "Queen of the Range". Born: 1925, October 20 → Died: 1997, June 10 → Age: 71y 7m 20d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | Charles Starrett • Filmography Birth Name: Charles Robert Starrett After playing various western roles, he became famous in 65 movies as The Durango Kid from 1940-1952. Born: 1903, March 28 → Died: 1986, March 22 → Age: 82y 11m 22d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Raider |
 | Chill Wills • Filmography Birth Name: Chill Theodore Wills Supporting actor in 1930-50s westerns such as Racketeers of the Range; and later in many TV westerns. Born: 1902, July 18 → Died: 1978, December 15 → Age: 76y 4m 27d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | Chuck Connors • Filmography Birth Name: Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors Starred as Lucas McCain in the TV series Rifleman, 1958-1963; then Jason McCord in Branded series, 1965-1966. (Horse: Razor) Born: 1921, April 10 → Died: 1992, November 10 → Age: 71y 7m 0d. Cause of death: lung cancer Horse: Razor |
 | Clayton Moore • Filmography Birth Name: Jack Carlton Moore Starred as The Lone Ranger on TV 1949-1957. Born: 1914, September 14 → Died: 1999, December 28 → Age: 85y 3m 14d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Silver |
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 | Clint Walker • Filmography Birth Name: Norman Eugene Walker Known mainly as the lead role in the TV series Cheyenne, 1955-1962. Born: 1927, May 30 → Died: 2018, May 21 → Age: 90y 11m 21d. Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Dale Evans • Filmography Birth Name: Lucille Wood Smith (Later changed her name to Frances Octavia Smith) Singing cowgirl of movies, radio and TV, notably Dale Evans: Queen of the West; married to Roy Rogers. (Horses: Buttermilk, Pal) Born: 1912, October 31 → Died: 2001, February 7 → Age: 88y 3m 7d. Cause of death: heart failure Horses: Buttermilk, Pal |
 | Dale Robertson • Filmography Birth Name: Dayle Lymoine Robertson Actor in TV westerns in the 1950-60s and in the TV series Tales of Wells Fargo. (Horses: Fargo, Jubilee, Leo, Hannibal) Born: 1923, July 14 → Died: 2013, February 27 → Age: 89y 7m 13d. Cause of death: cancer, lung |
 | Dan Blocker • Filmography Birth Name: Bobby Dan Davis Blocker Acted in several westerns, including 415 episodes as of Bonanza as Hoss Cartwright. Born: 1928, December 10 → Died: 1972, May 13 → Age: 43y 5m 3d. Cause of death: pulmonary embolism |
 | Dan Duryea • Filmography Birth Name: Dan Duryea Starred asthe lead character in the TV series China Smith in the early 1950s and later in other TV westerns in the early 1960s. Born: 1907, January 23 → Died: 1968, June 7 → Age: 61y 4m 15d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | Dennis Miller • Filmography Birth Name: Dennis Scott Miller Actor in many westerns; played Duke Shannon on Wagon Train. Born: 1934, August 25 → Died: 2014, September 9 → Age: 80y 4m 14d. Cause of death: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
 | Dick Foran • Filmography Birth Name: John Nicholas Foran Actor and singer in many 1930-40s westerns starting with Moonlight on the Prairie. Born: 1910, June 18 → Died: 1979, August 10 → Age: 69y 1m 23d. Cause of death: pneumonia Horses: Smoke, Smoky |
 | Don "Red" Barry • Filmography Birth Name: Donald Michael Barry DeAcosta Starred as the first Red Ryder in Adventures of Red Ryder in 1940, and had roles in many westerns. Born: 1912, January 11 → Died: 1979, July 17 → Age: 67y 6m 6d. Cause of death: suicide, shot in head Horses: Thunder, Cyclone |
 | Dorothy Page • Filmography Birth Name: Dorothy Lillian Stofflett Known as "The Singing Cowgirl," she starred in 3 western including The Singing Cowgirl. Born: 1904, March 4 → Died: 1961, March 26 → Age: 57y 0m 22d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Snowy |
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 | Dub Taylor • Filmography Birth Name: Walter Clarence Taylor Jr. He originated the character of Cannonball, comic sidekick to "Wild Bill", a role he continued to play for the next ten years, starting in 1938 with The Taming of the West. Born: 1907, February 26 → Died: 1994, October 3 → Age: 87y 7m 8d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Duncan Renaldo • Filmography Birth Name: Renault Renaldo Duncan After many supporting roles in 1930s-1940s, starred in the 156 episodes of the TV series The Cisco Kid, 1950-1956. (Horse: Diablo) Born: 1904, April 23 → Died: 1980, September 3 → Age: 76y 4m 11d. Cause of death: cancer, lung Horse: Diablo |
 | Eddie Dean • Filmography Birth Name: Edgar Dean Glossup Singing cowboy in 1940s westerns often playing himself as in Romance of the West. Born: 1907, July 9 → Died: 1999, March 4 → Age: 91y 7m 23d. Cause of death: emphysema Horses: Flash, White Cloud, Copper |
 | Eddy Waller • Filmography Birth Name: Eddy Waller Played sidekick to Allan 'Rocky' Lane 1947-1953 in such westerns as Thundering Caravans; then in the TV series Steve Donovan, Western Marshal. Born: 1889, June 14 → Died: 1977, August 20 → Age: 88y 2m 6d. Cause of death: stroke |
 | Evelyn Finley • Filmography Birth Name: Evelyn Ruth Finley Actor, horse rider, stuntwoman in many movies such as Sundown Rider, 1940-1980s. Born: 1916, March 11 → Died: 1989, April 7 → Age: 73y 0m 27d. Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Fred Humes • Filmography Birth Name: Fred Humes Actor in over two dozen westers, such as The Cactus Kid. Born: 1896, June 15 → Died: 1971, January 3 → Age: 74y 6m 18d. Cause of death: senile dementia |
 | Fred Scott • Filmography Birth Name: Fred Leedom Scott Starting as a cowboy on a cattle ranch, from 1936-1942 he appeared in 17 westerns such as In Old Montana. Born: 1902, February 14 → Died: 1991, December 16 → Age: 89y 10m 2d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: White King |
 | Fred Thomson • Filmography Birth Name: Frederick Clifton Thomson Actor in 1920s silent westerns, became #2 box office star for 1926 and 1927 in such features as The Two-Gun Man. Born: 1890, February 26 → Died: 1928, December 25 → Age: 38y 9m 29d. Cause of death: tetanus Horse: Silver King |
 | Fuzzy Knight • Filmography Birth Name: John Forrest Knight Appeared in more than 180 films 1929-1967, usually as a cowboy hero's sidekick such as She Done Him Wrong. Born: 1901, May 9 → Died: 1976, February 23 → Age: 74y 9m 14d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Old Brownie |
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 | Gabby Hayes • Filmography Birth Name: George Francis Hayes Sidekick to nearly every famous western movie star, often cast as a grizzled codger; then hosted the TV series The Gabby Hayes Show. Born: 1885, May 7 → Died: 1969, February 9 → Age: 83y 9m 2d. Cause of death: heart attack Horses: Calico, Eddie |
 | Gail Davis • Filmography Birth Name: Betty Jeanne Grayson Acted in westerns in 1940-50s often opposite Roy Rogers and Gene Autry in such westerns as The Far Frontier; as an expert horse rider toured with traveling rodeos. Born: 1925, October 5 → Died: 1997, March 15 → Age: 71y 5m 10d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Target |
 | Gary Cooper • Filmography Birth Name: Frank James Cooper Starred in many westerns; played Marshal Will Kane in the movie High Noon in 1952. Born: 1901, May 7 → Died: 1961, May 13 → Age: 60y 0m 6d. Cause of death: cancer, prostate Horse: Buck |
 | Gene Autry • Filmography Birth Name: Orvon Grover Autry One of the first genuine singing cowboys (after John Wayne), appearing the first time in In Old Sante Fe. Born: 1907, September 29 → Died: 1998, October 2 → Age: 91y 0m 3d. Cause of death: cancer, lymphoma Horse: Champion |
 | Gene Barry • Filmography Birth Name: Eugene Klass Starred as Bat Masterson on TV from 1959-1961. Born: 1919, June 14 → Died: 2009, December 9 → Age: 90y 5m 25d. Cause of death: heart failure |
 | George Houston • Filmography Birth Name: George Fleming Houston Star of 11 The Lone Rider movies in 1940s beginning with The Lone Rider Rides On. Born: 1896, January 11 → Died: 1944, November 12 → Age: 48y 10m 1d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Shamrock |
 | George Montgomery • Filmography Birth Name: George Montgomery Letz Painter, sculptor, furniture craftsman, and stuntman best known as an actor in western films and the TV series Cimarron City as Matthew Rockford. Born: 1916, August 29 → Died: 2000, December 12 → Age: 84y 3m 13d. Cause of death: cancer, prostate |
 | George O'Brien • Filmography Birth Name: George O'Brien Acted in many westerns from 1920s-1940s and starred in some, such as Arizona Legion. Born: 1899, April 19 → Died: 1985, September 4 → Age: 86y 4m 16d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Mike |
 | Glen Strange • Filmography Birth Name: GlenStrange Played numerous small parts in Paramount's popular Hopalong Cassidy film series, usually cast as a member of an outlaw's gang as in False Colors. Born: 1899, August 16 → Died: 1973, September 20 → Age: 74y 1m 4d. Cause of death: lung cancer |
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 | Glenn Ford • Filmography Birth Name: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford Actor in many western movies; played Sam Cade in the TV series Cade's County, 1971-72. Born: 1916, May 1 → Died: 2006, August 30 → Age: 90y 3m 29d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Jelly |
 | Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams • Filmography Birth Name: Guinn Terrell Williams, Jr. Supporting actor in 1930-40s westerns, as well as starring in some such as Thunder Over Texas; later in many TV westerns. Born: 1899, April 26 → Died: 1962, June 6 → Age: 63y 1m 11d. Cause of death: uremic poisoning Horse: Stardust |
 | Guy Madison • Filmography Birth Name: Robert Ozell Moseley He is known best for the TV western series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok which ran 8 seasons, 1951-1958. Born: 1922, January 19 → Died: 1996, February 6 → Age: 74y 0m 18d. Cause of death: emphysema Horse: Buckshot |
 | Hank Worden • Filmography Birth Name: Norton Earl Worden Cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns including the TV series, The Lone Ranger. Born: 1901, July 23 → Died: 1992, December 6 → Age: 91y 4m 13d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Harry Carey • Filmography Birth Name: Henry DeWitt Carey II Popular cowboy of silent movies, particularly as the good-hearted outlaw Cheyenne Harry starting with A Knight of the Range. Born: 1878, January 16 → Died: 1947, September 21 → Age: 69y 8m 5d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Sunny |
 | Harry Carey, Jr. • Filmography Birth Name: Henry G. Carey, Jr. Appeared in many western movies in the 1904s and 1950s, such as in Red River and later in dozens of TV westerns. Born: 1921, May 16 → Died: 2012, December 27 → Age: 91y 7m 11d. Cause of death: old age Horse: Billy |
 | Henry Darrow • Filmography Birth Name: Enrique Tomas Delgado, Jr. Played Buck Cannon's best friend, Manolito Montoya, in the 1960s TV series The High Chaparral, and starred in the TV series Zorro and Son. Born: 1933, September 15 → Died: 2021, March 30 → Age: 87y 3m 30d. Cause of death: natural causes Horse: Mac |
 | Herb Jeffries • Filmography Birth Name: Umberto Alexander Valentino Starred in several low-budget black-oriented westerns, including Two-Gun Man from Harlem. Born: 1913, September 24 → Died: 2014, May 25 → Age: 100y 8m 1d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Stardusk |
 | Hoot Gibson • Filmography Birth Name: Edmund Richard Gibson Rodeo, circus perfomer and actor in 1920-30s western movies; then in 1940s starred in westerns such as Outlaw Trail. Born: 1892, August 6 → Died: 1962, August 23 → Age: 70y 0m 17d. Cause of death: cancer Horses: Starlight, Goldie, Mud, Silver |
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 | I. Stanford Jolley • Filmography Birth Name: Isaac Stanford Jolley Character actor of film and television, primarily in various western roles, as in Wagon Train. Born: 1900, October 24 → Died: 1978, December 7 → Age: 78y 1m 13d. Cause of death: emphysema |
 | Jack Elam • Filmography Birth Name: William Scott Elam He made many guest appearances in western TV series in the 1950s and 1960s; such as in Gunsmoke and later co-starred as George Taggart in the 1964 TV series Temple Houston. Born: 1920, November 13 → Died: 2003, October 20 → Age: 82y 11m 7d. Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Jack Holt • Filmography Birth Name: Charles John Holt II Western star from the silent era; appearing in several Zane Grey stories such as The Mysterious Rider; also father of stars Tim and Jennifer. Born: 1888, May 31 → Died: 1951, January 18 → Age: 62y 7m 18d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Robin Hood |
 | Jack Hoxie • Filmography Birth Name: John Hartford Hoxie Actor in 1910s silent westerns movies, often as himself, starting in 1910 with Ridin' Romance. Born: 1885, January 11 → Died: 1965, March 28 → Age: 80y 2m 17d. Cause of death: leukemia Horses: Fender, Dynamite, Scout |
 | Jack Kirk • Filmography Birth Name: Jack Kirk Actor who appeared in over 300 fims mostly B-westerns, such as Sheriff of Sundown. Born: 1895, February 19 → Died: 1948, September 13 → Age: 53y 6m 24d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Jack Luden • Filmography Birth Name: Jacob Benson Luden Actor in 1920s-1930s westerns starring in several such as Stagecoach Days. Born: 1902, February 8 → Died: 1951, February 15 → Age: 49y 0m 7d. Cause of death: heart failure Horse: Pal |
 | Jack Palance • Filmography Birth Name: Volodymyr Palahniuk He had a role in many westerns, often as a bad guy, as in Young Guns. Born: 1919, February 18 → Died: 2006, November 10 → Age: 87y 8m 23d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Jack Perrin • Filmography Birth Name: Lyman Wakefield Perrin Actor in 1920s-30s westerns such as Border Vengeance; during 1940s-1960s played supporting, often uncredited, roles in films and TV. Born: 1896, July 25 → Died: 1967, December 17 → Age: 71y 4m 22d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Starlight |
 | Jack Randall • Filmography Birth Name: Addison Byron Owen Randall (aka Allen Byron and Addison Randall) Actor and singing cowboy in 1930-40s westerns, often billed as Addison Randall, as in Where the West Begins. (Horse: Rusty) Born: 1906, May 12 → Died: 1945, July 12 → Age: 39y 2m 4d. Cause of death: unknown Horse: Rusty |
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 | James (Jimmy) Stewart • Filmography Birth Name: James Maitland Stewart Appeared in westerns in the 1950s, such as in Red River. Born: 1909, May 20 → Died: 1997, July 2 → Age: 88y 1m 12d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | James Arness • Filmography Birth Name: James King Arness Matt Dillon on 1950-70s TV series Gunsmoke. Born: 1923, May 26 → Died: 2011, June 3 → Age: 88y 0m 8d. Cause of death: old age Horse: Buck |
 | James Drury • Filmography Birth Name: James Child Drury, Jr. Lead role in the TV series The Virginian, 1962-71, as well as other western roles on TV. Born: 1934, April 18 → Died: 2020, April 6 → Age: 85y 11m 18d. Cause of death: old age Horse: Joe |
 | James Ellison • Filmography Birth Name: James Ellison Smith Known mostly for his role as Johnny Nelson, sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in such movies as Trail Dust. Born: 1910, May 4 → Died: 1993, December 23 → Age: 83y 7m 19d. Cause of death: broken neck |
 | James Garner • Filmography Birth Name: James Scott Bumgarner Played Bret Maverick in the TV series Maverick from 1957 to 1960 and Nichols in the TV series Nichols 1971-72. Born: 1928, April 7 → Died: 2014, July 19 → Age: 86y 3m 12d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | James Warren • Filmography Birth Name: James Pringle Wittlig Artist, and supporting actor in 1940-50s westerns, starring in several as in Wanderer of the Wasteland. Born: 1913, February 24 → Died: 2001, March 28 → Age: 88y 1m 4d. Cause of death: unknown |
 | Jane Frazee • Filmography Birth Name: Mary Jane Frehse Actor in many westerns and TV series in the 1940s-1950s. She starred in the western Melody and Moonlight. Born: 1918, July 18 → Died: 1985, September 6 → Age: 67y 1m 19d. Cause of death: stroke |
 | Jennifer Holt • Filmography Birth Name: Elizabeth Marshall Holt Actor in 1940s western movies beginning her career in Stick to Your Guns opposite Hopalong Cassidy. Born: 1920, November 10 → Died: 1997, September 21 → Age: 76y 10m 11d. Cause of death: unknown |
 | Jim Bannon • Filmography Birth Name: James Shorttel Bannon Starred as the last Red Ryder in four westerns, the first of which was Ride, Ryder, Ride! as well as many roles in many movies and on TV. Born: 1911, April 9 → Died: 1984, July 28 → Age: 73y 3m 19d. Cause of death: emphysema Horse: Thunder |
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 | Jim Davis • Filmography Birth Name: Martin Jim Davis Starred as Marshal Bill Winter in the short-lived TV western The Cowboys and appeared in numerous TV westerns. Born: 1909, August 26 → Died: 1981, April 26 → Age: 71y 8m 0d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | Jim Newill • Filmography Birth Name: James M. Newill Actor in 1930s-1940s westerns, starring 11 times as Texas Ranger Jim Steele as in Spook Town and 8 times as Sergeant Renfrew. Born: 1911, August 12 → Died: 1975, July 31 → Age: 63y 11m 19d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Alamo |
 | Jimmy Wakely • Filmography Birth Name: James Clarence Wakeley Actor-singer in 1940-50s westerns such as Six-Gun Serenade. Born: 1914, February 16 → Died: 1982, September 23 → Age: 68y 7m 7d. Cause of death: heart failure Horses: Lucky, Sonny |
 | Jock Mahoney • Filmography Birth Name: Jack O'Mahoney Starred in TV series The Range Rider, 78 episodes and as Yancey Derringer, 34 episodes. Born: 1919, February 7 → Died: 1989, December 14 → Age: 70y 10m 7d. Cause of death: stroke |
 | Joel McCrea • Filmography Birth Name: Joel Albert McCrea Actor in many western movies and TV shows from 1946-1976, including starring in Wells Fargo in 1937. Born: 1905, November 5 → Died: 1990, October 20 → Age: 84y 11m 15d. Cause of death: pneumonia Horse: Steel |
 | John "Dusty" King • Filmography Birth Name: Miller McLeod Everson Western singer and film actor renowned for his Western roles, particulary in the series Range Busters. Born: 1909, July 11 → Died: 1987, November 11 → Age: 78y 40m 0d. Cause of death: unknown Horse: Lucky |
 | John McIntire • Filmography Birth Name: John Herrick McIntire He is best known for his role in Wagon Train as Christopher Hale, replacing Ward Bond after his death. Born: 1907, June 27 → Died: 1991, January 30 → Age: 83y 7m 3d. Cause of death: emphysema |
 | John Russell • Filmography Birth Name: John Lawrence Russell Actor in many westerns in the 1950s. Most noted for his starring role as Marshal Dan Troop in the ABC western television series Lawman from 1958 to 1962. Born: 1921, January 3 → Died: 1991, January 19 → Age: 70y 0m 16d. Cause of death: emphysema |
 | John Wayne • Filmography Birth Name: Marion Robert Morrison Appeared in dozens of westerns beginning in 1930, became the first singing cowboy in Riders of Destiny in 1933 and ending his career in The Shootist in 1976. Born: 1907, May 26 → Died: 1979, June 11 → Age: 72y 0m 16d. Cause of death: cancer, stomach Horses: Banner, Cochise, Duke, Beau, Steel, Dollar |
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 | Johnny Carpenter • Filmography Birth Name: John Carpenter (also Jasper Carpenter) B-actor in 1940s western movies and later in TV series, wrote, produced and starred in 4 of his own movie, including The Lawless Rider. Born: 1914, June 25 → Died: 2003, February 27 → Age: 88y 8m 2d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Patterfoot |
 | Johnny Mack Brown • Filmography Birth Name: John Mack Brown Actor in 1930-40s appearing in 127 western movies, his first big role being in Billy the Kid. Born: 1904, September 1 → Died: 1974, November 14 → Age: 70y 2m 13d. Cause of death: heart failure Horse: Rebel |
 | Karl Hackett • Filmography Birth Name: Carl Ellsworth Germain Second string actor in many westerns Prairie Rustlers. Born: 1893, September 5 → Died: 1948, October 24 → Age: 55y 1m 19d. Cause of death: pneumonia |
 | Kay Hughes • Filmography Birth Name: Catherine Mary Hughes Appeared mainly in serials and westerns, notably in The Three Mesquiteers". Born: 1914, January 16 → Died: 1998, April 4 → Age: 84y 2m 18d. Cause of death: heart disease |
 | Kelo Henderson • Filmography Birth Name: Paul Henderson World's fastest gunslinger, former rancher, and actor in westerns, particularly in the TV series 26 Men. Born: 1923, August 8 → Died: 2019, December 10 → Age: 96y 4m 2d. Cause of death: complications after an operation |
 | Ken Curtis • Filmography Birth Name: Curtis Wain Gates Played "Festus" on TV series Gunsmoke; performed with the popular Sons of the Pioneers from 1949 to 1953. (Horse: Ruth) Born: 1916, July 2 → Died: 1991, April 28 → Age: 74y 9m 26d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Ruth |
 | Ken Maynard • Filmography Birth Name: Ken Olin Maynard Singing cowboy in 1920-30s movies (Horse: Tarzan) Born: 1895, July 21 → Died: 1973, March 23 → Age: 77y 8m 2d. Cause of death: cancer, stomach Horse: Tarzan |
 | Kermit Maynard • Filmography Birth Name: Kermit Roosevelt Maynard Actor in 1930-60s westerns, starring in some such as Valley of Terror, then dozens of appearances in TV series; younger brother of Ken. Born: 1887, September 20 → Died: 1971, January 16 → Age: 83y 3m 27d. Cause of death: heart attack Horses: Baron, Rocky |
 | Kevin Costner • Filmography Birth Name: Kevin Michael Costner Plays John Dutton in the TV series Yellowstone about the struggles and strife on a large ranch. Born: 1955, January 18 → Died: not yet → Age: 69y ⋅ 3m ⋅ 7d →. |
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 | Kirby Grant • Filmography Birth Name: Kirby Grant Hoon, Jr. Known for his role as rancher-pilot in the 1950s TV series Sky Ki ng. Born: 1911, November 24 → Died: 1985, October 30 → Age: 73y 11m 6d. Cause of death: accident, auto Horse: Pal |
 | Lane Chandler • Filmography Birth Name: Raymond Chandler Oakes Long-time actor playing supporting roles in movies such as Quantrill's Raiders and later in TV westerns. Born: 1899, June 4 → Died: 1972, September 14 → Age: 73y 3m 10d. Cause of death: heart disease Horse: Raven |
 | Lash LaRue • Filmography Birth Name: Alfred La Rue (his father's surname was Wilson) Actor in 1940s westerns, good with a bullwhip against bad guys, 22 roles as himself beginning with King of the Bullwhip. Born: 1917, June 15 → Died: 1996, May 21 → Age: 78y 11m 6d. Cause of death: emphysema Horses: Rush, Black Diamond |
 | Lawrence Neville Brand • Filmography Birth Name: NevilleBrand Starred as the TV series Laredo (1965–67) and played villains and other supporting roles in several western movies and TV series such as Cahill U.S. Marshal Born: 1920, August 13 → Died: 1992, April 16 → Age: 71y 8m 3d. Cause of death: emphysema |
 | Lee Van Cleef • Filmography Birth Name: Clarence Leroy Van Cleef, Jr. Actor in 1950s-1970s western movies and TV, usually a villain as in For a Few Dollars More. Born: 1925, January 9 → Died: 1989, December 16 → Age: 64y 11m 7d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Leo Carrillo • Filmography Birth Name: Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo Played Pancho, side-kick to the Mexican "Robin Hood" hero The Cisco Kid. Born: 1880, August 6 → Died: 1961, September 10 → Age: 81y 1m 4d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Loco |
 | Linda Cristal • Filmography Birth Name: Linda Cristal Appeared in a number of Western films during the 1950s and in the TV series The High Chaparral. Born: 1934, February 23 → Died: 2020, June 27 → Age: 89y 4m 4d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Max Terhune • Filmography Birth Name: Max Terhune A ventriloquist, whistler, animal imitator, magician and actor in many westerns such as The Purple Vigilantes. Born: 1891, February 12 → Died: 1973, June 5 → Age: 82y 2m 23d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Michael Chapin • Filmography Birth Name: Michael Chapin Young actor played in several westerns including the one he starred in, Wild Horse Ambush. Born: 1936, July 25 → Died: not yet → Age: 87y ⋅ 9m ⋅ 0d →. |
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 | Monte Hale • Filmography Birth Name: Samuel Buren Ely Actor in movies and TV 1944-1959, singer at rodeos and circuses. His first starring role was in the 1946 western Home on the Range. (Horses: Pardner, Lightnin') Born: 1919, June 8 → Died: 2009, March 29 → Age: 89y 9m 21d. Cause of death: unknown |
 | Morgan Woodward • Filmography Birth Name: Thomas Morgan Woodward Best known for his recurring role on the soap opera Dallas as Marvin "Punk" Anderson. Born: 1925, September 16 → Died: 2019, February 22 → Age: 93y 5m 6d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | Nell O'Day • Filmography Birth Name: Nellie Roach Accomplished equestrian and actor in 1930-1940s westerns, first starring in Smoke Lightning. Born: 1909, September 22 → Died: 1989, January 3 → Age: 79y 3m 12d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Shorty |
 | Pat Buttram • Filmography Birth Name: Maxwell Emmett Buttram Known for playing the sidekick of Gene Autry, as in Valley of Fire. Born: 1945, June 19 → Died: 1994, January 8 → Age: 78y 4m 19d. Cause of death: renal failure |
 | Peggy Stewart • Filmography Birth Name: Margaret O'Rourke Appeared in 1930-50s westerns including several episodes of Adventures of Red Ryder; and from 1950 in TV roles. Born: 1923, June 5 → Died: 2019, May 29 → Age: 95y 11m 24d. Cause of death: old age Horse: Smoky |
 | Pete Morrison • Filmography Birth Name: George Douglas Morrison Starting in silent westerns, he played in in 1909, he went on to play in 152 movies, including The Escape. Born: 1890, August 8 → Died: 1973, February 5 → Age: 82y 5m 28d. Cause of death: abdominal aneurysm Horse: Lightning |
 | Peter Breck • Filmography Birth Name: Joseph Peter Breck Played in westerns, including the TV series Black Saddle, Maverick and Big Valley. Born: 1929, March 13 → Died: 2012, February 6 → Age: 82y 10m 24d. Cause of death: dementia Horse: Coco |
 | R. G. Armstrong. • Filmography Birth Name: Robert Golden Armstrong, Jr. Guest-starred in nearly every TV western series in the 1950s and 1960s, such as in The Big Valley and later in several western movies. Born: 1917, April 7 → Died: 2012, July 27 → Age: 95y 3m 20d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Randolph Scott • Filmography Birth Name: George Randolph Scott Actor in 60 westerns 1932-1962, starting with the Zane Grey story Heritage of the Desert. Born: 1898, January 23 → Died: 1987, March 2 → Age: 89y 1m 7d. Cause of death: heart disease Horse: Stardust |
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 | Ray "Crash" Corrigan • Filmography Birth Name: Raymond Benitz Played himself in 15 westerns in 1940s the first of which was The Range Busters; then developed this into Corriganville, a location used for many Western movies and TV shows. Born: 1902, February 14 → Died: 1976, August 10 → Age: 74y 5m 27d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: Harvey |
 | Ray Bennett • Filmography Birth Name: Raphael Bennet Actor in over 100 movies, mostly westerns, usually in supporting roles such as in Frontier Revenge. Born: 1895, March 21 → Died: 1957, December 18 → Age: 62y 8m 27d. Cause of death: unknown |
 | Ray Whitley • Filmography Birth Name: Raymond Otis Whitley Singing cowboy in 1930-50s western movies such as The Bandit Trail; wrote "Back in the Saddle Again" song. Born: 1901, December 5 → Died: 1979, February 21 → Age: 77y 2m 16d. Cause of death: unknown |
 | Reno Browne • Filmography Birth Name: Josephine Ruth Clarke (sometimes billed Reno Blair) Excellent riding film star appearing in 14 movies in 1940s including Under Arizona Skies. Born: 1921, April 20 → Died: 1991, April 20 → Age: 70y 0m 5d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Major |
 | Rex Allen • Filmography Birth Name: Rex Elvie Allen Singing cowboy in 19 western movies such as Border Saddlemates. Born: 1920, December 31 → Died: 1999, December 17 → Age: 78y 11m 16d. Cause of death: accident, auto Horse: Ko-Ko |
 | Rex Bell • Filmography Birth Name: George Francis Beldam Starred in several westerns such as Law and Lead. He was Lt. Gov. of Nevada and married to Clara Bow. Born: 1903, October 16 → Died: 1962, July 4 → Age: 58y 8m 18d. Cause of death: heart attack Horses: Streak, Stormy |
 | Richard Boone • Filmography Birth Name: Richard Allen Boone Played Paladin of TV series Have Gun, Will Travel, 1957-1963. Born: 1917, June 18 → Died: 1981, January 10 → Age: 63y 6m 23d. Cause of death: cancer, throat Horse: Rafter |
 | Richard Martin • Filmography Birth Name: Richard Martin Played Tim Holt's sidekick, Chito Rafferty, in 29 films such as Wild Horse Mesa. Born: 1917, December 12 → Died: 1994, September 4 → Age: 76y 8m 23d. Cause of death: leukemia Horse: Taco |
 | Robert Fuller • Filmography Birth Name: Leonard Leroy "Buddy" Lee Guest-starred primarily on Western TV series such as Laramie and Mustang Country. He was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and won several Western awards. Born: 1933, July 29 → Died: not yet → Age: 90y ⋅ 8m ⋅ 26d →. |
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 | Rod Cameron • Filmography Birth Name: Nathan Roderick Cox Actor in 1940s western movies such as Wagons West, then appeared in many TV westerns. Born: 1910, December 7 → Died: 1983, December 21 → Age: 73y 0m 14d. Cause of death: cancer Horse: Knight |
 | Rory Calhoun • Filmography Birth Name: Francis Timothy McCown Acted in many western movies such as Rogue River; he also co-produced and starred in the television series The Texan. Born: 1922, August 8 → Died: 1999, April 28 → Age: 76y 8m 20d. Cause of death: emphysema and diabetes |
 | Roscoe Ates • Filmography Birth Name: Roscoe Ates Actor playing in 1930s western, then in the 1940s appearing as character Soapy Jones in 15 movies, such as Tumbleweed Trail. Born: 1895, January 20 → Died: 1962, March 1 → Age: 67y 1m 10d. Cause of death: cancer, lung |
 | Roy Barcroft • Filmography Birth Name: Howard Harold Ravenscroft Famous for playing villains on TV and in B-westerns such as Sheriff of Sundown. Born: 1902, September 7 → Died: 1969, November 28 → Age: 67y 2m 21d. Cause of death: cancer, kidney |
 | Roy Rogers • Filmography Birth Name: Leonard Franklin Slye "King of the Cowboys" appeared in over 100 movies 1938-1959, and often in TV episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. Married to Dale Evans Born: 1911, November 5 → Died: 1998, July 6 → Age: 86y 8m 1d. Cause of death: heart failure Horse: Trigger |
 | Russell Hayden • Filmography Birth Name: Russell "Lucky" Hayden Best known in Hopalong Cassidy films as Lucky Jenkins and in other westerns such as Stagecoach. Born: 1912, June 12 → Died: 1981, June 9 → Age: 68y 11m 28d. Cause of death: pneumonia |
 | Slim Pickens • Filmography Birth Name: Louis Bert Lindley, Jr. Rodeo performer, movie and TV actor, 1950-80s always in supporting roles as in Stagecoach. Born: 1919, June 29 → Died: 1983, December 8 → Age: 64y 5m 9d. Cause of death: brain tumor Horses: Dear John, Appaloosa |
 | Slim Whitaker • Filmography Birth Name: Charles Orbie Whitaker Appeared in 345 films between 1914 and 1949, including the 1933 movie Oklahoma Cyclone. Born: 1893, July 29 → Died: 1960, June 27 → Age: 66y 10m 29d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Smiley Burnette • Filmography Birth Name: Lester Alvin Burnette Played the deep-throated singing cowboy "Frog Millhouse" in 53 movies beginning with Melody Trail. Born: 1911, March 18 → Died: 1967, February 16 → Age: 55y 10m 29d. Cause of death: leukemia Horses: Ring Eyed Nellie, Black Eyed Nellie |
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 | Smith Ballew • Filmography Birth Name: Sykes "Smith" Ballew Singing cowboy in 1930s in several movies such as Rawhide. (Horse: Sheik) Born: 1902, January 21 → Died: 1984, May 2 → Age: 82y 3m 11d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Spade Cooley • Filmography Birth Name: Donnell Clyde Cooley Popularized western swing music. Appeared in 38 Western movies in bit parts and as a stand-in for Roy Rogers. Was convicted of murdering his wife in 1961. Born: 1910, December 17 → Died: 1969, November 23 → Age: 58y 11m 6d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Sterling Hayden • Filmography Birth Name: Sterling Relyea Walter leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir, such as Johnny Guitar. Born: 1916, March 26 → Died: 1986, March 23 → Age: 69y 11m 28d. Cause of death: cancer, prostate |
 | Sunset Carson • Filmography Birth Name: Winifred Maurice Harrison B-western actor of 1940s, wore guns butt forward, starring in such movies as Sunset Carson Rides Again. Born: 1920, November 12 → Died: 1990, May 1 → Age: 69y 5m 19d. Cause of death: unknown Horses: Cactus, Silver |
 | Teddi Sherman • Filmography Birth Name: Theodora Lois Sherman Actress, TV writer, and screenwriter known for her work in the Western genre The Three Mesquiteers. Born: 1921, April 1 → Died: 2019, January 16 → Age: 97y 9m 15d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Terry Frost • Filmography Birth Name: Terry Frost Appeared in dozens of western films during the 1940s and 1950s and TV shows such as The Roy Rogers Show. Born: 1906, October 26 → Died: 1993, March 1 → Age: 86y 4m 5d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Tex Ritter • Filmography Birth Name: Maurice Woodward Ritter Singing cowboy in 1930-50s westerns such as Roll Wagons Roll. Born: 1905, January 12 → Died: 1974, January 2 → Age: 68y 11m 21d. Cause of death: heart attack Horse: White Flash |
 | Texas Guinan • Filmography Birth Name: Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan First movie cowgirl, nicknamed "The Queen of the West", starred in dozens of short silent movies from 1918 to 1921. Born: 1884, January 12 → Died: 1933, November 5 → Age: 49y 9m 24d. Cause of death: dysentery |
 | Tim Holt • Filmography Birth Name: Charles John Holt III After a supporting role in The Girl and the Gambler he starred in 46 westerns during 1940s-50s. (Horses: Sheik, Duke, Lightning) Born: 1919, February 5 → Died: 1974, February 15 → Age: 55y 0m 10d. Cause of death: cancer, bone Horses: Sheik, Duke, Lightning |
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 | Tim McCoy • Filmography Birth Name: Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy Actor and sharpshooter in westerns 1925-1957, such as The Law of the Range. Born: 1891, April 10 → Died: 1978, January 29 → Age: 86y 9m 19d. Cause of death: heart failure Horses: Midnight, Starlight |
 | Tom Keene • Filmography Birth Name: George Richard Duryea Actor in western and seriels beginning in 1928 with Marked Money through the 1950s. Also known as Richard Powers. Born: 1896, December 30 → Died: 1963, August 4 → Age: 66y 7m 5d. Cause of death: cancer Horses: Rusty, Prince, Flash |
 | Tom Mix • Filmography Birth Name: Thomas Hezekiah Mix Hollywood's first Western megastar 1909-35, beginning in the silent era and ending in 1935 as The Miracle Rider. Born: 1880, January 6 → Died: 1940, October 12 → Age: 60y 9m 6d. Cause of death: accident, auto Horses: Tony, Old Blue |
 | Tom Tyler • Filmography Birth Name: Vincent Markowski Began in silent westerns 1920s, then starred in movies 1931-1951, including the role of Stony Brooke in such features as West of Cimarron. Born: 1903, August 9 → Died: 1954, May 3 → Age: 50y 8m 24d. Cause of death: heart failure Horse: Baron |
 | Virginia Carroll • Filmography Birth Name: Virginia Evangeline Carroll A staple in B-listed western feature films. She appeared on screen in these westerns oppositeTex Ritter, Don "Red" Barry, Roy Rogers, Johnny Mack Brown, Bill Elliott, Gene Autry and Whip Wilson. Born: 1913, December 2 → Died: 2009, July 23 → Age: 95y 7m 21d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Wally Wales • Filmography Birth Name: Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (also as Hal Taliaferro; changed his name back to Hal Tali) Actor in 1920-50s westerns, mostly iin supporting roles, such as in Lawless Riders. Born: 1895, November 13 → Died: 1980, February 10 → Age: 84y 2m 28d. Cause of death: pneumonia, stroke Horses: Ace, Baron |
 | Warren Oates • Filmography Birth Name: Warren Mercer Oates Actor in 1950s-1960s mainly in guest roles in many weekly television Westerns such as the Gunsmoke episode. The Wreckers. Born: 1928, July 5 → Died: 1982, April 3 → Age: 53y 8m 29d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Wayne Morris • Filmography Birth Name: Bert DeWayne Morris, Jr. Actor in 1930s-1950s westerns and TV series, starting in 1937 with Land Beyond the Law. Born: 1914, February 17 → Died: 1959, September 14 → Age: 45y 6m 28d. Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Whip Wilson • Filmography Birth Name: Roland Charles Meyers Cowboy in 22 B-westerns from 1946 to 1955 starring in some such as Range Land. Born: 1911, June 16 → Died: 1964, October 22 → Age: 53y 4m 6d. Cause of death: heart attack Horses: Bullet, Rocket |
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 | Wild Bill Elliott • Filmography Birth Name: Gordon Ami Nance (For a while known as Gordon Eliot) As a U.S. marshal, starred in the 1938 serial The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok serial of the late 1930s, and in the westerns about Red Ryder. Born: 1904, October 16 → Died: 1965, November 26 → Age: 61y 1m 10d. Cause of death: cancer, lung Horses: Thunder, Sonny |
 | Will Wright • Filmography Birth Name: William Henry "Will" Wright Appeared in many TV westerns, such as in Bonanza and many other movie and TV westerns. Born: 1894, March 26 → Died: 1962, June 19 → Age: 68y 2m 24d. Cause of death: cancer |
 | William Boyd • Filmography Birth Name: William Lawrence Boyd Played the good-guy hero in 66 movies as Hopalong Cassidy. Born: 1895, June 5 → Died: 1972, September 12 → Age: 77y 3m 7d. Cause of death: heart failure, Parkinson's Horse: Topper |
 | William S. Hart • Filmography Birth Name: William Surrey Hart Most popular actor in silent screen westerns, getting his start in The Bargain. (Horse: Fritz) Born: 1864, December 6 → Died: 1946, June 23 → Age: 81y 6m 17d. Cause of death: old age |
 | Yakima Canutt • Filmography Birth Name: Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt Champion rodeo rider, actor, and uncredited stuntman and double in westerns, as in Code of the Outlaw. Born: 1895, November 29 → Died: 1986, May 24 → Age: 90y 5m 25d. Cause of death: heart failure |
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